Category: Indian Politics

72-year-old Meira Kumar, a lawyer and a former diplomat has been nominated by the Congress President Sonia Gandhi as the Presidential candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections. The NDA government, which is in power, had nominated Ram Nath Kovind as its candidate..

A High Court judge, Justice CS Karnan has been sent to jail to serve a six month sentence on charges of contempt of court. This is the first time a judge in India has been convicted and sentenced on those charges. The case along with the subsequent conviction is completely..

The ruling coalition heading the government of India, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has formally announced that its candidate for the upcoming Presidential election will be Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind. The low-profile governor seems to be near lock for the confirmation and by..

As protests for a separate state called Gorkhaland continue to take place in Darjeeling, more violence broke out on June 17, with clashes between protestors and the police forces. This came on the heels of a police raid that took place in the office of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) the political party at the heart…

Mrs. Neena Gopal, the Editor of Deccan Chronicle had highlighted few important insights below on the Prime Minister’s upcoming visit to Israel. Narendra Modi has planned a visit to the region in July 2017; the first time an Indian Prime Minister is visiting the Jewish state.

Prime minister is on a six day tour of Germany, Spain, Russia and France which began on May 29 as he reached Berlin to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel. He left on Monday for the trip aimed to boost economic and defence engagement and attracting more investment from some of the biggest economies of Europe.

The Central Government contended before the Supreme Court on 3rd of May, 2017 that it is mandatory for the citizens to have a unique identification number and hence a person cannot refuse to provide their samples of fingerprints and iris..

On the 1st of May 2017, the Indian Government handed 35 double cabin pickups, 7 Scorpio jeeps, 4 Sedan cars, one each of sports utility vehicles, a mini and micro bus as well as 30 Pulsar motorcycles to Nepal..

The usage of Tobacco in India is very common especially in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand Orissa etc. Smoking and Chewing tobacco has been increasing among youngsters in India which leads to various health risks..

On the 30th of April, Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh, the upper caste villagers poured kerosene into a well used by the Dalits, as a Dalit man had hired a band party to welcome the groom..